At 14, Galante was the youngest person in history to head an international canoe safari down the Zambezi River. This is just one of many examples of his early adventures. Galante is truly passionate about education and helping people save our most valuable resource-our planet. His expertise with wildlife paired with his scientific background are assets to biological groups around the world as he usually partners with local groups exploring remote regions. As a conservationist, Galante aims to leave a positive, biological impact in every place he visits, whether searching for whale sharks in Australia or Komodo dragons in Indonesia.

Forrest Galante has caught anacondas, swam with several species of sharks, photographed venomous snakes, outsmarted a startled hippo, dodged a cyclone and had countless other adventures. His career started out in high-risk wildlife biology fieldwork, which focuses on animals on the brink of extinction. His approach with wildlife, passion for nature and one-of-a-kind background has led to the development of his own Animal Planet television program, 'Extinct or Alive.' The show follows Galante on expedition as he searchers the world searching for wildlife he believes have inaccurately been deemed extinct.